March 19, 1955 – March 28, 2007
Mary Jane Martinez Tinsley, 52, of Sweet Home died March 28, 2007. She was born March 19, 1955 to Henry and Chris (Childers) Tinsley in St. Charles, Mich.
She moved to Oregon in 1966 from California. She lived in Halsey and Brownsville, then settled in Sweet Home. She was an employee of BPOE of Sweet Home since 1972. She attended Brownsville Assembly of God. She enjoyed shopping and camping.
Mrs. Tinsley is survived by her companion, Kirk Smith; mother, Chris Childers; step-fathers, Victor “Bud” Childers and Leonard Thompson; sisters, Francis “Frankie” Vega, Henrietta Thompson, Patty Stafford and Debbie Thompson; brothers, James Tinsley, Lonnie Thompson, and Ray Thompson; sons, Travis Stitzel of Albany and PJ Stitzel of Salem, and two grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Tinsley, in 1956, and brother, Ronnie Thompson in 1960.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 31 at 1 pm at Pioneer Park in Brownsville. Memorial contributions may be made to Mary Martinez Tinsley funeral fund c/o Sweet Home Funeral Chapel 1443 Long Street. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel will be handling the arrangements.